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M-80 Styrofoam in acquatic infrastructure

44th Parliament, 1st Session

Motion Text

That:

(a) the House recognize that expanded (EPS) and extruded (XPS) polystyrene (commonly known as styrofoam) in aquatic infrastructure entering the environment could have serious harmful effects; and

(b) in the opinion of the House, the government should,

(i) take immediate measures to ban the use of EPS and XPS in construction of floating structures in the aquatic environment, encased or not, under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999,

(ii) establish an action plan to phase out all legacy EPS and XPS floating structures across all aquatic environments in Canada.


Latest Activity

March 24, 2023
Placed on Notice

History

March 24, 2023
Placed on Notice

Joint Seconders (6)

Jointly seconding a private Member's motion is a formal way for up to 20 Members to show support for the motion before it is called for debate. They are displayed in the order they were received by the Clerk of the House.

Jointly seconded on March 27, 2023

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Alistair MacGregor
Cowichan—Malahat—Langford

Jointly seconded on April 2, 2023

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Lisa Marie Barron
Nanaimo—Ladysmith

Jointly seconded on April 4, 2023

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Gord Johns
Courtenay—Alberni

Jointly seconded on June 16, 2023

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Jenny Kwan
Vancouver East

Jointly seconded on August 9, 2023

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Laurel Collins
Victoria

Jointly seconded on October 19, 2023

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Mike Morrice
Kitchener Centre